A strong explosion tore through a popular market in Armenia's capital, killing at least one person, injuring 36 others and setting off a large fire.The early afternoon blast from a fireworks storage area at Surmalu market in Yerevan on Sunday sent a towering column of smoke over the centre of the capital.
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Hawthorn Football Club has been accused of unlawful discrimination by an ex-employee, who claims she was forced to resign due to alleged misconduct.Sophia Salmon-Abbott recently began legal proceedings against the Victorian AFL club, claiming she was isolated and demoted last year due to her mental health struggles.
Healthcare systems failed pregnant mum Annie O'Brien and her family have been burdened with investigating what led to her death, her father has told an inquest.Five years to the day after the 37-year-old died, her father Brian Moylan has urged State Coroner John Cain to be courageous in pursuing facts around her death and to make bold findings toward improvements in Victoria's health system.
Cash-strapped Australians filling up at the fuel pump paid an extra $5 a week over the course of the past three months, according to new figures.The Australian Automobile Association's latest Transport Affordability Index, released on Sunday, shows average weekly fuel costs across the nation rose to $100.
Northern Territory schools to be hit by strike action this week will all remain open, authorities say.The NT Department of Education says it has been advised of the four-hour industrial action planned for Friday over the public sector's four-year pay freeze.
CCTV has captured the moment the unwitting woman was fatally knocked over by the zipline equipment.
Two Woolies shoppers have blasted the chain over its excessive use of plastic. Here's how the retailer has responded.
Canberra Airport has resumed normal operations and a man is in custody after a shooting incident inside the terminal prompted its evacuation.A man was arrested at the airport after firing as many as five shots inside, some leaving bullet holes in airport windows, just after 1.
Australians deserve an explanation about Scott Morrison's decision to secretly swear himself into three ministerial portfolios while in government, the prime minister says.Anthony Albanese is seeking advice over the constitutional legality of Mr Morrison's actions and is due to be briefed by his department after he arrives in Canberra on Monday afternoon.
Just 12 days after Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the US lawmakers have landed in Taiwan despite repeated warnings from China.
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Two women, including a mother of two, have been shot dead in a targeted and appalling public shooting in suburban Sydney, detectives say.Police have vowed to solve the double murder, after the women, aged 39 and 48, were killed when a hail of bullets was fired at their vehicle in Panania on Saturday night.
A pleasant day out by a babbling river turned into a sudden fight for survival as disaster struck. Watch the video.
An Adelaide grocer has made Aldi the butt of the joke in his latest take down of major supermarkets.
India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in a national day address, with policies to support domestic production in power, defence and digital technology.Speaking from the 17th-century Red Fort in New Delhi as India celebrates its 75th year of independence from British colonial rule, Modi on Monday exhorted youth to "aim big" and give their best years for the cause of the country.
A convicted killer who remains adamant someone else murdered his wife 34 years ago will no longer be subjected to state supervision.The NSW Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a state government claim that Thomas Andrew Keir poses an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence involving intimate partner violence.
An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people.The blaze started during a Sunday morning service in the Abu Sifin church in the city of Giza where about up to 1,000 people had gathered.
A NZ tourist's huge medical bill has proven a timely reminder to Aussie tourists heading overseas.
"There is a special place in hell for this woman," authorities said while releasing chilling CCTV of her act of animal cruelty.
